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Helen Guan

UC BerkeleyN/A • Class of 2020

GPA: 4.3
SAT: 1540
ACT: 35
4.3
Weighted GPA
1540
SAT
N/A
Class Rank

Key Activities

Berkeley National Laboratory Internship

Junior year summer, conducted research and collaborated with post-doctoral researchers in formal lab setting

City Environmental Health Department Internship

Department of Public Health, wrote and analyzed case study reports, participated in projects, featured in city hall film

Badminton Team Captain

4 years total, captain in senior year

Red Cross

3.5 years of involvement

Student Council Committee Officer

Leadership position

CSF (California Scholarship Federation)

Tutoring organization

School Honor Society

For seniors with good grades and involvement

UNICEF

Member

Scholarships & Awards Received

School Honor Society member

Advanced Courses

Advanced Placement (AP)

AP BiologyScore: N/A
AP Environmental ScienceScore: N/A
AP LanguageScore: N/A
AP ChemistryScore: N/A
AP Computer Science PrinciplesScore: N/A
AP SpanishScore: N/A
AP StatisticsScore: N/A
AP PsychologyScore: N/A
AP CalculusScore: N/A

Other Advanced Courses

Spanish 3 Honors
Public high school in San Francisco with ~720 students in graduating class

Additional Acceptances

Intended Majors & Universities

Applied to programs focused on STEM with environmental health focus, demonstrated through research at Berkeley National Lab and city public health internship, combined with leadership and community service across various universities.

UCLABoston UniversityNortheastern UniversityUC San DiegoUC Santa BarbaraUC IrvineUC DavisCal PolyUniversity of WashingtonSan Diego StateSan Francisco StateSJSU

Notes on Application

Emphasizes college application process is somewhat random - statistics not sole determinant

Colleges look at applications holistically: passions, commitments, jobs, personal essays

Strongly advises not using stats as benchmark

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Quick Stats

CollegeUC Berkeley
MajorN/A
Admit Year2020
GPA4.3
Test Score1540

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